Queen Margrete I (1353-1412) and the Founding of the Nordic Union.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Chapter One Denmark during the reign of Valdemar IV Atterdag -- Chapter Two The struggle for the crown of Denmark -- Chapter Three Society, class and government -- Chapter Four Pirates and commercial war against the Hanseatic League -- Chapter Five The great herring market in Scania -- Chapter Six The counts of Holstein and southern Jutland -- Chapter Seven The fight for the crown of Sweden -- Chapter Eight Catastrophe and reconstruction -- Chapter Nine "Victory in the hands of a woman" -- Chapter Ten The consolidation of power -- Chapter Eleven Queen Margrete as legislator -- Chapter Twelve The Nordic Union 1397 -- Chapter Thirteen The struggle for Gotland and the final surrender of Stockholm -- Chapter Fourteen State and Church -- Chapter Fifteen Queen Margrete's religious gifts and donations -- Chapter Sixteen Chancellor and bishop-the career of Peder Jensen Lodehat -- Chapter Seventeen The struggle for Gotland and the mystery of the false King Oluf -- Chapter Eighteen A royal wedding -- Chapter Nineteen The queen's letter of 1405 -- Chapter Twenty The Slesvig-Holstein problem -- Chapter Twenty-One The death of Queen Margrete -- Chapter Twenty-Two A royal game of chess -- Chapter Twenty-Three Art, education and literature -- Chapter Twenty-Four Everyday life in the country and the towns -- Chapter Twenty-Five Assessments of Queen Margrete through the centuries -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index -- THE NORTHERN WORLD.

This book presents the fascinating story of Queen Margrete I and her rise to power in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which culminated in the founding of the Nordic Union in 1397. Based upon the most central contemporary sources, the book gives a vivid picture of medieval society in Scandinavia. Well illustrated.

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